Geneva: Speakers at a panel discussion held on the sidelines of the 61st session of the UN Human Rights Council have emphasized that sustainable climate action requires restoring political agency to subjugated peoples, particularly those living under occupation.
According to Kashmir24, the panel discussion titled “Climate Justice, Human Rights and the Right to Self-Determination: An Intersectional Framework” brought together environmental experts, human rights advocates and legal scholars to examine how denial of the right to self-determination increases climate vulnerability in disputed territories such as Jammu and Kashmir.
The event was moderated by All Parties Hurriyat Conference-Azad Jammu and Kashmir Convener Ghulam Muhammad Safi and featured speakers including Chairman of the Kashmir Institute of International Relations Altaf Hussain Wani, environmental researcher Talha Tufail Bhatti of the Institute of Regional Studies, Abdul Rehman of the Centre for International Strategic Studies (CiSS-AJK), and APHC-AJK Secretary General Advocate Parvez Ahmed Shah.